After over three years of faithful service, my Ricoh has been retired (images from "new" c
Russ
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I have a Nikon! I'm big time now. 
I'd been waiting for the Coolpix 950 to drop below $100, and it has. Picked one off for $91. Right off the bat, I like it - if for no other reason than the fact that the memory card capacity is so much higher than the Ricoh. I can shoot a TON of images all at once. It also has far more customizable settings than the Ricoh.
One irritating thing, though. The memory card slot is located right next to the tripod mounting hole so the camera has to be unbolted from the copy stand in order to remove it. Kind of a hassle, but since I can shoot 129 images on a 64MB card, (versus 25 images on an 8MB card with the Ricoh), I'll live with it.
Now, for some images.
A couple white Morgans:
A toned Morgan:
A nice Walker:
A toned Frankie:
Reverse of a white Frankie:
A red Lincoln:
And, of course, the obligatory cameo Kennedy:
Russ, NCNE
I'd been waiting for the Coolpix 950 to drop below $100, and it has. Picked one off for $91. Right off the bat, I like it - if for no other reason than the fact that the memory card capacity is so much higher than the Ricoh. I can shoot a TON of images all at once. It also has far more customizable settings than the Ricoh.One irritating thing, though. The memory card slot is located right next to the tripod mounting hole so the camera has to be unbolted from the copy stand in order to remove it. Kind of a hassle, but since I can shoot 129 images on a 64MB card, (versus 25 images on an 8MB card with the Ricoh), I'll live with it.
Now, for some images.
A couple white Morgans:
A toned Morgan:
A nice Walker:
A toned Frankie:
Reverse of a white Frankie:
A red Lincoln:
And, of course, the obligatory cameo Kennedy:
Russ, NCNE
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Sounds like it's time to graduate to a 1 Gig card, or at least 512 MB - the 512's are cheap right now.
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<< <i>I'm not seeing the red tint from the reveal bulbs either. >>
Yeah, the white balance is a lot more customizable on this camera.
<< <i>Sounds like it's time to graduate to a 1 Gig card, or at least 512 MB - the 512's are cheap right now. >>
Max it'll use is 256MB. I'll probably grab one.
Russ, NCNE
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<< <i>Russ, is the '67 Kennedy the same one as your birthmark one in your sigline? If so, it did one heck of a better job on the details than your Ricoh.....it even picked up marks in the fields that your previous image doesn't show. >>
Nope. It's a raw one that grades MS64CAM. The one in my sig is a PCGS MS67DCAM.
Russ, NCNE
Herb
1) Are you using a macro mode with your new Nikon?
2) I am impressed with the photo sharpness, are you manually focusing or using an autofocus mode?
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<< <i>1) Are you using a macro mode with your new Nikon? >>
Yep, shot in macro. Some variance in metering, though. For example, the Lincoln was shot with it set to Center Weight metering, while the toned Frankie was shot set to Matrix.
<< <i>2) I am impressed with the photo sharpness, are you manually focusing or using an autofocus mode? >>
Set to auto focus, but some images were done using BSS (Best Shot Selection). Hold the button for multiple shots and the camera automatically picks and saves the best from the group.
Russ, NCNE
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